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Gingrich announces he's running for president
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ^
| May 9, 2011
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/09/2011 6:14:37 PM PDT by xjcsa
ATLANTA (AP) --- Newt Gingrich, the House speaker who led a national GOP resurgence in the 1990s before facing ethics questions and resigning, is running for president.
Gingrich's announcement, made on social networking websites Monday, came after months of public flirting with a bid. He enters a slow-to-form GOP presidential field that has left some Republicans craving more options as they search for a nominee strong enough to credibly challenge President Barack Obama.
The former Georgia congressman, well-known to most Republicans, brings to the race a years-in-the-making political machine with ties to early nominating states as well as a network of supporters and donors. But his personal baggage --- he's acknowledged marital infidelity and has had two divorces --- could hinder his chances of winning the party's presidential nomination more than a decade after leaving the House.
Still, he spoke confidently of wide support.
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To: Lurker
I’ll never vote for him during a primary. But should he somehow win the nomination I would not hesitate to vote for him above Urkel. He, while perhaps a fool, is not an outright enemy of the Nation.
To: null and void
No, you must be thinking of the Knights of Ni!!!
And they want a Schrubbery...
That should be good for about 30 minutes of film...
And 15 minutes of fame for Newt...I heard Sean Vanity had an orgasm at the announcement...
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:20:59 PM PDT
by
stevie_d_64
(I'm jus' sayin')
To: xjcsa
This is my formal announcement that I don’t shiv a git
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:21:09 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: xjcsa
That picture and silly exercise on his part make me vow tonot vote for him if he was the last candidate on earth.
I wonder if her regrets this.
If not, does he have no clue how many people were offended by it?
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:21:34 PM PDT
by
Fishtalk
(http://patfish.blogspot.com/2011/02/freerepublic-ping-list-compilation.html-Freep Ping Blog post)
To: Da Coyote
True! Another non-starter for me too.
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:21:36 PM PDT
by
K-oneTexas
(I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
To: xjcsa
I’m sure he’d slap Obambi around in any debate, but I have real problems getting behind him . . . and for one thing, who knows what Hitlery has on him in her 1000 stolen FBI files that she’s saved up in case he ran.
He worries me too much, although he is quite impressive with his intellect and grasp of the American spirit. I’m just afraid of what the mainstream media would do to him.
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:21:54 PM PDT
by
laweeks
To: xjcsa
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:21:58 PM PDT
by
luvie
(GOP? You need to fight like a GIRL!!~~Sarah Palin)
To: xjcsa
Go Away Neut!!!
(No, that’s not a misspelling).
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:22:25 PM PDT
by
Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
("We must have universal healthcare...I'm a liberal on this one." - D. Trump, "America We Deserve")
To: xjcsa
Is he going to choose Dede Scozzafava as his running mate?
29
posted on
05/09/2011 6:22:46 PM PDT
by
Ronin
("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves" -- Bertrand de Jouve)
To: Da Coyote
There are a bunch of RINO’s I won’t vote for even if they are the nominee
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:23:21 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: ilovesarah2012
there is no one I like. Pawlenty and his cap and trade, piss off. Ron Paul a total nuts as is his supporters and wy does he use our platform use the libertarian . Crap the mind has gone blank but the guy from PA was alright but won't win Cain did good and seems the only one with balls to mention conservative social issues AND WHO THE HELL IS THE EX GOV FROM NM, WHAT A FAIRY. Now Newt If the GOP had got behind Sarah and Michelle Bachmann then they might have had a chance but no they are not elitist snotty nosed establishment women
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:23:40 PM PDT
by
manc
(Shame on all who voted for the repeal of DADT, who supported it or never tried to stop it. Traitors)
To: MamaDearest
Yeah! What you said. mccain on steroids.
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:23:57 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(If you want to pillage,plunder,destroy, blaspheme,or defile, become a muslim, or name yourself obama)
To: xjcsa
Newt is not in my top three.
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:24:01 PM PDT
by
ez
("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
To: xjcsa
To: xjcsa
'I had an affair because I love America', claims presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich Article Here
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:25:28 PM PDT
by
Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
("We must have universal healthcare...I'm a liberal on this one." - D. Trump, "America We Deserve")
To: xjcsa
If he loses, does he promise to go away?
36
posted on
05/09/2011 6:25:37 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: Ronin
Is he going to choose Dede Scozzafava as his running mate?
.........................................................
LOL.
To: xjcsa
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:26:35 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(let me know if this picture made you yawn!)
To: xjcsa
A waste of time and money...Newt is not going anywhere.
39
posted on
05/09/2011 6:28:07 PM PDT
by
mandaladon
(PalinGenesis)
To: xjcsa
40
posted on
05/09/2011 6:28:15 PM PDT
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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